Today's offering showcases this beautiful original gold top Movado Celestograph.

It is a superior original example of one of the company's sought after triple date calendar with moon phase watches. Powered by a complicated Movado movement, the watch tracks the date, day of the week, month, and phases of the moon.

Its full size gold and stainless steel case with pleasing turtle lugs is in near mint condition. Its two-tone dial is original and much nicer than most. And its Movado movement is very clean.

Our watchmaker has freshly cleaned and oiled the movement.

Included with the purchase is a one-year C.O.T. warranty on the movement and its function, a custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity, and a new timing certificate.

Please note: A published example of this model can be found in Fritz von Osterhausen's work The Movado History, 1996, p. 127.

Movado's complicated watches: During Movado's glorious period from 1912 through the 1950's, when such innovations as the polyplan movement, Calendomatic, and exceptional in-house chronographs pushed the envelope of horological technology, and original designs such as the Museum watch took their place in history, their wristwatches enjoyed a level of prestige reserved only for works of the finest watchmakers.

Usually when things are complicated, it means more stress, more work, and more effort, but at the end of the day, it's worth it. The same holds true for vintage wristwatches, where gifted artisans and engineers from years gone by labored months and years to create complicated timepieces that transcend art and talent. When it comes to vintage wristwatches, the highest realms of respect and value are reserved for these watches that do more than merely tell time.

Manufacturer: Movado

Country of origin: Switzerland

Year built: c. later 1940's to earlier 1950's

Model: Ref. 11922

Functions: Time, Day, Date, Month, Subsidiary Seconds, Moonphase

Designed for: Men

Case material: Rose gold and stainless steel

Case markings (inside): Stainless Steel, Fab. Swisse, C476386

Dimensions: 34mm wide (excluding crown), 42mm long lug tip-to-tip

Case condition: Near mint. Only shows light signs of ever being polished and retains very strong markings

Dial: Two-tone silver, signed Movado, gold Arabic indices, auxiliary seconds dial, moonphase dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months, original, better than near mint

We offer a 100%
satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If you are in any way
unsatisfied with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price anytime
within 7 days after the watch has been received. Our goal is to exceed our
client's expectations throughout the buying experience.

All watches are packaged carefully and mailed double boxed in specially
constructed, reinforced shipping boxes designed for high value items. All
watches are sent fully insured with signature required. Most of our domestic
shipping is done through FedEx. At times we will also use USPS Express Mail,
and we can accommodate most requests for your preferred carrier.
International shipments are sent USPS International Express Mail or FedEx.

The purchase price will be the declared value of the merchandise on any
required customs forms. The payment of all customs duties, tariffs, and
taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.

Also note that water resistance of vintage watches can no longer be
guaranteed and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We do not
recommend getting a vintage watch wet, even one that was originally designed
to be waterproof.